Learning Guide: Kindergarten

In the classroom

Teachers will show students how to...

• Develop small motor skills by cutting, pouring liquids, tracing, molding clay, coloring pictures and writing their names.
• Follow directions, describe objects and events, share tools, and play in a group.
• Label and express feelings such as anger, frustration and sadness with words instead of actions.
• Identify colors and shapes; match objects; distinguish directions; recognize the alphabet.
• Tell time to the hour on analog and digital clocks; identify coins; recite personal data (birthday, address, phone number).
• Count and write numbers from 1 to 10; count objects in a set; divide objects into halves.
• Explore basic science -- plant growth, magnetism, freezing and thawing -- ideally with experiments.
• Learn about the community, often with local field trips (firehouse, post office, library); study the child's family.